2 years after his critically acclaimed “Ultrachroma” album, Kangding Ray returns to ARA with a decisively dance-floor LP named “ZERO”.
As the artwork suggests, his different explorations and influences converge into one point on this record, where sound becomes a raw vibration, precisely engineered to bring bodies into movement.
This record marks both a return to the source of his sound in its purest shape, with hints of his debuts on the experimental label raster-noton, as well as the hypnotic journeys he is now known for with his DJsets.
As an artist who is constantly reshaping his own sound in search of new forms, Kangding Ray offers here a singular take on modern dance music, driven by a visceral and futuristic approach.

“When an audio signal crosses the X-axis, there is an infinitesimal moment of silence. ZERO is inspired by this quiet instant, a point of inversion where vibrations die and are reborn at the same time” . KR

ZERO

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Track Name: Perperun
Artist: Solma
Release name: Whispers of the Valley Part.2
Catalog Code: [MLF011]
Mastering: Arthur Bohl at Melifera Studio, France
Format: Digital
Release Date: April 15, 2023

Buy Link: https://melifera-records.bandcamp.com/album/whispers-of-the-valley-part-2-mlf011

Solma:
▫️ SC: https://soundcloud.com/solmadj
▫️ FB: https://www.facebook.com/solmadj
▫️ IG: https://www.instagram.com/solma.als/

Melifera Records:
▫️ SC: https://soundcloud.com/melifera_records
▫️ FB: https://www.facebook.com/meliferarecords
▫️ IG: https://www.instagram.com/meliferarecords/

Crescent London:
▫️ www.linktr.ee/crescent.london

Full Tracklist:
1. Night Garden - Dawn Theme
2. Cafe De La Jungle - La Vallée Électrique
3. Solma - Perperun
4. Morphing Territories - Ludwigia Sedioides
5. Boab - Serandipité
6. V:Code - Southern Tribes
7. Pattrn - Ayahuasca

Press Release:
Whispers of the Valley is a three-part opus, highlighting the talent of emerging and established artists alike, including a remix by Luigi Tozzi. The project came to life with a field recording sample bank gathered during a workshop at La Vallée Electrique 2022, from which we asked producers to compose a unique track using at least one sample.

☙ Live La Vallée Électrique festival 2023 experience: meliferarecords.com/la-vallee-
electrique-festival/

Whispers of the Valley Part. 2 [MLF011]

The valley shakes, illuminated by a play of vibrant colours, the sounds and colours blending and transforming into apsychedelic symbiosis that recalls themagic of theplace.

As the night falls, the dancers bring the hypnotic sounds to life with their graceful and fluid movements. The flow of their bodies revealing boundless passion and creativity. The atmosphere is charged withenergy andthe experience isunique andunforgettable.

Solma draws on the hypnotic sounds of 90s trance and the tribal grooves of British breakbeat to produce psychedelic club music at the crossroads of styles.

Part 3 of this EP series is set for release on 06th May.

Bandcamp

PREMIERE: Solma - Perperun [MLF011]

B1 Polar

B1 Phase Fatale - Neon Innocence ( Kangding Ray Remix )

03 SOLA

02 IPSO

01 IOTA

05 ETOS

04 TARO

Zaim

This project spreads across different soundscapes exploring and building new  vibratory paths that helps us navigate through a vast web of interconnected frequencies and rhythms, creating unique and intimate spaces for dancers to take part in a sonic experience in a way that can most directly connect the body, the mind and the soul to the main source as it transforms land forms into celestial beings.

It has been a very long way since the beginning of this piece but I am very happy to have it finally released! Always thankful for all the trust and understanding from all the artists involved and every who has been supporting, lovers and protectors of this journey on the alluring coherence between sound and creation.

Mastered by Goldmund.99 and Lucky4u
Artwork by Agustin g

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[a+w XIII] Codex Empire - Hamartia 12"

https://aufnahmeundwiedergabe.bigcartel.com/product/a-w-xiii-codex-empire-hamartia-12

limited edition of 500 copies

released May 12, 2017

Codex Empire

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From his early releases on the legendary german imprint raster-noton, to his more recent output aimed at the club, Kangding Ray managed to trace a singular trajectory, navigating the unexplored territories between experimental music and dance music.

Through his consistency as both Live performer and DJ, and a number of critically acclaimed releases, Kangding Ray showed his ability to keep a genuine artistic approach, while slowly crafting a unique universe, equally focused on emotional response and visceral impact.

Kangding Ray’s music tests boundaries, evolving constantly in its exploration of texture and rhythms, while talking equally to the body and the mind.
From his past as architect, Kangding Ray kept a multidisciplinary approach to art, applying his craft in diverse artistic fields such as visual arts, film scores, audiovisual installations and dance performances.

01 IOTA

Kangding Ray

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